A Newlyweds’ Guide: How to Build a Strong Financial Foundation Together Stepping into marriage brings a whirlwind of emotions, celebrations, and new responsibilities. For many couples, one of the most daunting transitions is merging financial lives into a shared system that feels fair, transparent, and sustainable. Talking about money can stir up tension, but…
Live It Like You Mean It: Real Steps to Build Confidence and Go After What You Want
Live It Like You Mean It: Real Steps to Build Confidence and Go After What You Want You don’t need a guru, a five-year plan, or a perfect morning routine to get going. What you need is movement. And no, not the flashy kind — the kind that sticks, that builds from the inside out….
Staycation in a Cabin Near Me
Looking for a Staycation in a Cabin or Home Near You? By 2023, travel was finally returning to a sense of normal, and many people were eager to get out and explore again. Then the economy shifted, costs rose, and by 2024–2025, household budgets felt even more squeezed. As a result, staycations have become increasingly…
Turning Oak Logs into Split Firewood – An Afternoon Cutting and Splitting Wood
Heck yes we’ll take it! A family friend recently called us up and let us know he had just cut down a huge oak tree and was preparing to take the wood to a dump, which was was quite a haul from where he was located. He wanted to know if we would be interested…
Ask Me Anything: 10 Questions About Farm Stays
Have you ever considered staying in a rural location, or on an actual farm while on a trip? Have you hesitated to because you were not sure what to expect? In this post Ask Me Anything: 10 Questions About Farm Stays, I hope I answer most of your questions and help you make an…
Designing and Creating our Dream Raised Bed Cinder Block Garden
Building our Dream Raised Bed Garden Howdy howdy howdy – thanks for coming along on this ride with us! After moving to the farm we decided to design and build our dream garden, doing all of the labor ourselves. It has been an adventure, and we’re anxiously awaiting completion of the project and being able…
Homemade Spicy Bread and Butter Pickles – Yum!
How to make homemade spicy Bread and Butter Pickles – yum! Spicy and Sweet, So Fun to Eat (and Make) Howdy howdy howdy – Daniel Jr again. For Christmas this year Sherry got me a Guide to Preserving by Ball, along with some canning supplies. Best. Gift. Ever. We made up a batch of bread…
Top 10 Questions from guests
Can you guess the number one question I get from guests? I love giving tours of the farm to my guests in a Polaris. The tours range anywhere from 3o minutes to 2 hours, depending on the guests. These are the top 10 questions I get from guests. Can you guess the number one question…
The Best Ice Cream Place in Georgetown, TX
The Best Ice Cream Place in Georgetown, TX would definitely be All Things Kids Looking for the best ice cream in Georgetown Texas? Anytime my kids (grown) and grandchildren are in town, they have to stop in for a cold treat at All Things Kids! All Things Kids is a very unique shop on the…
Smoking a Chicken on a Wood-fired Smoker
It’s easy and delicious to smoke a chicken on a wood-fired smoker! Howdy folks – guest poster here. Allow me to introduce myself. I’m Daniel Scurlock Jr, and grew up out on Scurlock Farms. I recently moved back to the farm with my wife, Sherry, after spending over 30 years in the Dallas/Plano area….
